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Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10


Hyde, Of Alameda, moved reeonsid.
station of the vote by which A. B. IT.
rr1ntipg to tns powers of Board of Su.
osxvisors to impose license tax, and for
~ collection thereof--was On Wednes.
-any refused frat reading.
Tho sno!ion was carried and Ellsworth
upposed the bill.
Brooks, the author of the measure,
nuoks in its favor. He admitted that
de bill was in the interest Of the sa-
1oous. and said that il the places OF
liauid refreshment are worthy to run OF
al. they are worthy to run without
Doesecution in the way of high and op-
nreusive licenses. He maintained that
fkis was in accord with platforms of the
Dsnocratic party. The bill, he said,
provi1es for graduated license--so
dat the saloons which do the biggest
h1liness shall pay the largest license.
Wright, of StsRislaus. and Granger,
= Butte. opposed the bill and denied
tkak Democratic platforms favored such
leGislation.
Brooke moved to make consideration |
= tho bill the special order for Monday |
EnnediAtely after the reading of the |
5ouxnaI.
Defors roll-call was concluded, Brierly
woyod call Of the House.
u w3s developed that six members
0mo absent. A recess was taken and
- Sergeant st-Arms instructed to
1faG the lnissing members before the
~ & the House.
A1tef Al hour had been frittered
g.g, Nsssrs. Curry, Seary, Mann and
G1l1ert were brought in by the Ser.
an1at Arms. There were many face-
1e medee Of punishment suggested, i
= = ~ ~ prisoners Be- oonHaed |
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10
Semi Tropical Fruit Lands
FOR SAFE BY EDWIN K. ALsIP b CO.,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS. AcRAxENTo, CAL,

To pay for the land, in Annual payments at
per cent interest. Purchaser paying
taxes upon land.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-05

The natural history Of savage races cor
responds exactly with this natural history
of European folk lore. The Zulu will tell
you that the reason the hyrax has no tail
wherewith to drive away the flies is. that
on the day when tails were distributed
the hyrax, fearing it was going 10 rain,
begged the other animals 10 bring him his
tail TO ave himself the trouble Of going.
So that the proverb TO this day addressed
To a Zulu who from laziness asks another
to do or fetch something for him is: The
hyrax went without a tail because he
sent for it," The Bushman will tell you
that the iackal's back is black because he
once carried the sun on his back when he
found that great luminary, then a mortal
on earth, sitting weary by the wayside.
And the Alt will tell you, in explanation
Of the melancholy note Of the loon, Of a
fisherman robbed by a companion Of his
fish and at the same time Of his tongue,
unable to respond to questions about his
sport, ave by a noise like the looms,
whose plaintive cry is still the voice Of
that hapless fisherman, trying in vain 10
make himself understood. And Just 80
the Greek would have told you hat the
nightingale was in reality Philomela, the
unhappy sister Of Procnc, bewailing in
the form Of "a bird the wrong done TO her
by Tereus, her bro.hcr.in.law. who, in
order TO prevent hcr from informing her
sister, deprived her Of hl. tongue.-Gen.
tleman's Magazine.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-05
Pursuing the Mighty Dollar.

Tho pursuit Of the dollar is responsible
for the wreck of countless lives. ltmakes
young mcn old, and adds physical de-
biity to the sorrows Of old age. In the
unceasing effort TO obtain riches, the best
objects Of human existence are driven out
of sight. Families are neglected, and the
pleasures Of home left untasted. In Eng
land, the prince merchant is content with
what is gained by a few hours at the
desk. The rest Of his time is given to
such enioyments as his means may per-
init. He is enthusiastically devoted TO
his family, and in old age is as jolly as a
sandboy: sleeps well, eats almost too well,
and is comparatively free from pains and
aches. II is a fact that thousands of our
wealthiest merchants, in their prosperity.
work as hard as they did when COM
mencing life. Custom has grown into
habit, and things without interest from
the business point Of view have no flavor.
So long as good health remains, such
slavery has its compensations; but, when
the physical and mental condition will
stand the strain do longer, the way tothe
end is gloomy and wretched, the pains
and aches arising from persistent over
work embittering every moment TO the
last.-Herald Of Health.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-05
Interviewing q Woman.

Women who figure in public usually
like TO be interviewed. They are less
cautious than men about expressing their
convictions, hut they are more particular
about having their exact language
printed. Unlike most men, the women
want to see the reporters note book
when they talk for publication. what
is the use Of my telling you all these
things il you are not going to put them
DOWN. Anna Dickinson once said to the
writer. That energetic Lady was not
satisfied with the assurance that her in
reviewers memory was as good as q
note book. she wanted TO have the inter-
view-which was about her plans as an
actress-written out then and there so
that she might read it over and revise il.
OF course she had her own way. She
fixed up the interview to her W liking
and the interviewer turned il in 10 the
man with the blue pencil who sits at the
city editors desk. That critical person
cut out about four.fifths Of Annals talk
and quite naturally the next day she had
something to say about the total deprav-
ity of newspaper reporters.-New York
Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-05
Stability Of the Jetties.

III a single fact more than such as
were known was wanted 10 confirm the
confidence now felt in the jctties, the late
ssorm in the gulf has supplied it. II has
often been asked how the ictties would
sand one Of the overwhelming tempests
that sweep over the gulf at intervals O.
years. Such a tempest we have recently
had, and the jcttics came out of the con-
fict with which the hurricane forces as
siled them stanch and victorious. The
Storm went beyond any TO which the jet
ties had been composed, beyond even the
noted hurricane OF 1888.
Not only did the ietties at the mouth
of the Mississippi Withstand the might Of
tie storm, but those at the Sabine. not
hilf finished. did the same. They arc
built on the same system US the Eads Jet
ties, and the might that held out at the
storm was the same fragile looking will
low mattress s that arc used there. Mai.
Ueuer, who has supervision Of the work.
his carefully examined what effect it
his had upon the unfinished work. Tho
New Orleans Picayune reports that Maj.
licuer found the Sabine jettics entirely
.mIiniurcd, and no material change in the
sl,pth of the channel between them.
T.iey had withstood the fury of q storm
Tat had swept away every human
structure upon the adjacent land
Memphis Appeal.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-05
The Ruling Mood.

The law of correspondence between
spiritual and material things is wonder
fully exact in its working. People ruled
by the mood Of gloom attract to them
gloomy things. People always discour-
aged and respondent do not succeed in
anything. and live only by burdening
some one else. The hopeful, confident,
and cheerful attract the elements Of sue.
cess. A mans front or back yard will
advertise the mans ruling mood, in the
way it is kept. Awoman al home shows
her state of mind in her dress. A slat-
tern advertises the ruling mood of hope
~lessness. carclessnesS. and lack Of system.
Rags, tatters apd dirt are always in the
mind before being on the body. The
thought that is most put out brings its
corresponding visible element TO crystal
lie about you. as surely and literally as
the visible bit of copper in solution at
tracts 10 it the invisible copper in that
solution. A mind always hopeful. conf.
dent. and courageous, and determined on
its set purpose, and keeping itself to that
purpose, attracts TO itself out of the Gle
mentS things and powers favorable tothat
purpose. Prentice Milford.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-05
Won Bulow's Lead Pencils.

Hans Won Bulow, on his first appoint
ment TO the leadership Of the orchestra
at a German court theatre. introduced
himself 10 his musicians carrying a small
parcel under his arm. This he proceeded
10 unfold with great solcmnity, produc-
ing tlcrcfrom twenty-five pencils, which
he distributed among the members Of his
orchestra. requesting them, in a lengthy
speech, 10 make use Of them for the
purpose Of inserting his remarks and al.
terations in their several parts. After
Hans Won Bulow had resigned his post,
his successor appeared at the desk. where
he solcmnly Opened a little parcel, say.
ing: Il have been told that my predeces.
sor, III. Won Bulow, OF his accession To
office, handed each Of you a pencil, ask.
ing you 10 insert sundry notes and altera,
tons. ! too, gentlemen. have brought
you a small present, with the request
that you will make use of il 20 cfface the
a~nnotations of my highly esteemed pre-
decessor." Whereupon the new con.
ductor, with great ceremony, delivered
TO each Of the musicians a piece of india.
rubher. -Argonaut.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-05
THE THlEvIsH PERSIAN SERVANT.

SMudakhil' Levied on Everything Which
is Bought for the Master.
The thievish commission the Persian
servant exacts is known as ''mudakhil, I"
and its size is only limited by the servants
greed and his victims purse. Such
'.mudakhil" is levied on everything which
VI bought for or by the master, from a
house or horse to O mosquito net. Even
the best and most trusted Persian servant
takes it, and il is, indeed, considered in
the light Of one of the best established
and most honored institutions of the
country. No one can escape the ''mudak-
bill, not even the an powerful shah. His
servants rob and plumber him just as per-
Gstently as do those of the European
residents or travellers their employers.
But there is a fine distinction made. A
'.mudakhil' Of 10 per cent. on the pur-
chase price is very straight hon
CRADLE and fair; one Of % per cent. is
permissible. but one Of 10 or so per
cent. is theft and brands the servant as
dishonest. Such a one loses caste and
could only be excused BY his country
men if his victim be a newly arrived
"~ferenghi," a European or American of
greenhorn Wopensities.
But even in that cas- il would be held
10 be stretching the bow a little too far.
As long as he keeps within the bounds
Just mentioned the Persian servant may
cheat and swindle his master every min
ute If he can, and he may proudly raise
his head and call himself an honest man
in Persia. The natives understand this
fine principle so well that even il the
master should, in exceptional cases, take
the trouble to purchase the goods in
question himself, the dealer will always
in the purchase price include the ''mu-
dakhil" for the servant, to be paid the
latter on the nail as soon after the sale
~ he chooses To call for il.
The Persian servant is not a very su-
Verior article. He is lazy, dishonest,
slow. unreliable. untruthful and decidedly
slovenly in his personal habits. Besides.
le is possessed of one characteristic
which will alone suffice 10 make him dis
tasteful to the average westerner-he is
70 horribly familiar. He identifies him.
sdf 20 wholly with your person and in
taests that he will interrupt your con-
v~ersation. do things in your name YOU
wanted him to, promise OF deny
vigorously and with the utmost show Of
authority Won Schierbrand in
fIew York Commercial Advertiser.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-05
The Celebrated "wIdow's Mite"

The most notable coin in the mint col
lection, and perhaps the most celebrated
coin in the world. is the Widow S
Mite II name simply tells its COM
mercial significance, though visitors gen.
orally ask TO see the Widows Mite
first, giving special S%criptural significance
10 il. II is an interesting and confrma.
tory fact that this piece was found
among the rubbish Of the Temple grounds
by DR.. Barclay, long resident in Jeru-
salem, and author Of THE City Of the
Great King" 1t was presented by him
10 the mint, II is OF the kind Of mites
offered by the widow, but that it is one
of the Identical mites has never been
established. 80 Observer" in Philadelphia
Call,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-05
The AIaskan's Intoxicant.

During a course of years. commencing
with the Russian occupation Of the coun-
try, before the cession of the province to
the United States. and subsequent to that
time. men Of our country found a lucra-
tive business in the sale of molasSes and
sugar to the Alaska Indians. From these
two substances they make a drink which
they call hoochenoo, and it is just a lit
tie worse than the lowest grade Of Hes
ter street whisky. In fact it is almost
pure alcohol. slightly discolored. The
Indians manufacture il for their own
consumption, and for the use of their
friends, but it is rarely sold by them to
one another. They make a sort Of a
mash from molasses and dirty brown
sugar. This they put into a large cal
dron over a slow fire.
Some Of them have considerable me-
chanical ingenuity, and they make a
crude sort of a still out Of tin. The
pieces are cut out for the worm. n In
dian holds them in place while another,
with a bar Of solder and a hot iron fast
ems them together. They patch on piece
after piece. until they have completed a
rude sort Of a worm, and then their still
is ready. They understand the process
of condensation of the yapor in the
worm and know how to get the distilla-
ton out Of it. Then they double and
triple distill this product, and in the end
have a liquor that you or | would not
dare TO drink. unless we wanted at once
to experience all the horrors of delirium
tremens. The stuff is simply terrific in
its power. When the process Of manu-
facture is completed they store it away
in bottles for use. The hoochcnoo is
distilled only in the most inaccessible
parts of Alaska, as the sale of large
quantities Of sugar or molasses in the
more thickly settled portions of the coun-
try is prohibited and Indians who are
known to possess quantities Of either COM
modify are closely watched.-Licut. a.
T. Monahan in Brooklyn Eagle.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-05
IN JOAQUIN MiLleR's cAeIN.
The Poet at Work Clad In the Picturesque
Garb of q Forty. miner.


One day / walked ont to joaquin Mil
ler's cabin on the hills just outside the
city. Everything about the pl.c2 looked
deserted and desolate, very Gifiercat from
what it looked a year ago when l first
visited it. Then everything, both inside
and out, was neat and clean, q horse was
tethered just outside the door and the
owner was inside hard at work, turning
out almost unreliable manuscript. Look
ing in at the door, before knocking, saw
q strange sight for fashionable Washing
ton. Seated on a plain, unvarnished
chair, drawn up to a rough pine table
that cost probably 81, sat a man in the
picturesque garb of the gold miners of
California. He was writing rapidly with
q steel pen. and the floor around him was
scattered with finished pages. On the
plank wall above the papers was a single
picture and around it, tackled to the wall
with pins, were scraps of paper covered
with hyeroglyphics that j afterwards
found were notes.
Over in the corner of the room was a
bunk such as may be seen in the steerage
of cea steamships. 1t was covered
with a profusion Of the richest skins and
furs. some Of which were also hung about
the walls. The wild haired poet of the
Sierras received mi pleasantly, and in an
swer to a question about his method of
composition he said: IL have no method;
j write when | feel inclined, and do not
give any thought to the subject before
commencing. But / must he alone, not
even an animal must be in the room with
me, and / even turn my cat out OF
doors"
After a pleasant ordinary chat l left
the picturesque little cottage an the hill
and its queer occupant. must contest
felt a little disappointed with my visit.
for in everything but dress ! had found
my host IN average man. The next day,
however, l saw another phase Of hiscuri-
Gus character. Walking in the Smith
sonian grounds l heard behind me the
clatter of galloping hoofs. and turning |
saw approaching, riding wildly, the poet.
He had his sombrero in his hand, and his
long hair was floating in the breeze. lie
seemed to he unconscious Of everything
around him, completely lost in the pleas
ure of his gallop. This is the last time !
ever saw him in Washington. He left
o o after and for a year has been travel
ing in Mexico and the southern states.
He is now in San Francisco where he
edits a magazine. but he is a creature Of
moods, and may bob up in Washington
any day. He has lived longer here than
anywhere else.-Washington Cor. De-
troit Free Press.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-05
Martin Washinvton,s wardrobe.

The department Of state at the capital
hrs a collection Of the private papers of
Washington, which includes one Of these
orders. IL was sent soon after his mar
rIage. and the American belle Of to-day
would consider herself happy in the re-
planishing of her wardrobe by this single
purchase Of George Washington for Mar
Tia Tho bill is long one, and among
lie items there are two pairs Of women's
white sill. hose, six pairs Of fine cotton
hose and four pairs Of four-threaded hose,
two pair, Of satin shoes, and four pairs
of shoes made Of cloth. Twenty pounds
tor 5000 worth OF Brussels or point lace
arc ordered, and there is a striking item
of six poands Of perfumed powder. lie
wants for her q dozen OF the most fash
ionable cambria pocket bandkerchiefs, a
fashionable hat or bonnet, a half dozen
pirs Of the finest kid gloves. and a like
number OF mitts. He also orders sugar
candy, six pounds Of snuff, q dozen knots
or breagtknots, and two petticoats. one OF
Which is TO be a puckered one Of q FASH
ionable color, and the other 10 be made
up OF silver tabby velvet. q.
Carpenter.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-05
pr..idcnts who wsr. College Graduates

This is the list of presidents who have
been college graduates: Adams John,
jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Adams
u. O.. Harrison, Polk, Pierce, Blu
chanan, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur-twelve
in all. The other list, not counting
President Cleveland, contained these
names Washington, jackson, Van Buren,,
Tyler, Taylor. Fillmore, Lincoln. John
son, Grant-ten in all. The presidential
Office before 1886 had been administered
by graduates fifty-two years, by non.
graduates, forty.four years. And, strange
TO say, thirty-two Of the ffty.two college
years fell before 1887, and only twenty
In the cqual period since ls37.-Detroit
Free Press.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-05
THE FAiRY'S GIFT.

The Pays that 10 my christ ming came
CFor come they did, my nurses taught meh
They did not bring me wealth or fame,
IT'S very little that they brought me.
But one, the crossest OF the crew,
The ugly old one, unlimited,
Bald, Il shall be avenged on you,
My child, you shall grow up short sightedr"
With magic juices did she lave
Mine eyes, and wrought her wicked pleasure.
Well, Of all the gifts the fairies gave,
Hers is the present that l TREASURED
Ia bore whom others fear and fee
do not fear, ] do not flee him;
Ipass him calm as calm can be;
do not cut-I do not see him!
And with my feeble eyes and dim.
Where you see patchy fields and fences
For me the mists OF Turner swim
Ny azure distance" soon commencesi
nay. as ! blink about the streets
OF this b-fogged and miry city,
Why. almost every girl one meets
Seems preternaturally pretty!
Try spectacles," ones friends in.one;
sYoull see the world correctly through them.
~ ! have visions OF my own,
And not for worlds would / undo theml
Andrew Lang in Harper's Magazine.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-05

The best stimulant for persons who
have been exposed 10 cold is champagne.
Owing TO its diffusiye quality, it acts
moro quickly than brandy or whisky. IL
a more powerful effect Is wanted brandy
anil champagne should be taken alter
nately. But this remedy should never be
usod except by persons actually suffering
from shock. II taken under ordinary
circumstances a cen is apt TO follow
Exchange.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-05
Til. Climate OF Alaska,

THE climate Of Siika. Alaska. IL milder
than that Of Brooklyn, the mean tenn.
perature for the sumner months being
about 60 dogs. ard the average tcmpcra-
ture for the winter months about Z degs.
Il is a mistake prevalent throughout the
United States that Alaska is an Arctic
climate. The population Of Alaska in
1885 was 1000 whites and 20, $50 natives.
Lieut.. ii. 7. Monahan in Brooklyn
Esge.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-05
The Prophet and the Cat,

Mohammedans entertain a kindly re
gard for cats. because of n tradition that
the prophet On a certain occasion, being
called TO quell n riot, cut OF the sleeve Of
his robe rather than disturb q cat sleeping
upon i..--Cosmopoli.an.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-08-19
gsSlEEE;TEN
THE PORTUGUESE VOTE.

EDITOR BULLETIN 1T seems a
great pity that there was no Portu-
guese put on the ticket for Oahu, as
the fact is causing a good deal of
discomfort among these people, and
they feel hurt and aggrieved.
The Importance of the Portuguese
vote in Honolulu is perhaps under
estimated. l think it is not far
short of 500. Now, if the Opposi-
ton nominate one or more Portu-
guese, it is hard to say how these
500 votes will go.
This can't be helped now, of
course, but it appears to me that
everything should be done to soothe
their feelings and reconcile them to
the ticket such as it is. Prabably
the best way to effect this would be
to induce the candidates to state
their platforms with regard to those
matters that Immediately effect the
Portuguese-Asiatic immigration,
division of Government lands, etc.
They should be outspoken and
frank, and above all, clear and
earnest, upon the immigration ques-
ton, and they will have to mean
what they say, too. ~
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-08-19
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COLLEGE EDUCATION.

| AliIy vi IOllJ ycalS aSOi
graduate from any College would
have been considered an educated
man. Physicians, Lawyers and
Clergy men were men, as a rule,
who had received Collegiate educa-
ton, and were considered to be the
embodiment of learning. Sometimes
College graduate, would adopt for
his life work some mercantile per-
suit, or would turn his attention
to farming, to the infinite surprise
of his acquaintance, who had
worked out for him q distinguished
place among professional men. The
Boston "Globe" defines an educated
man as zone who has the largest
capabilities of taking care of him
self. One so trained as to bear him
self with credit under whatever cir
cumstances he may be placed. Hurl
him off like cat into space and he
will land on his feet. A man has
no right to call himself well informed
who is incapable of physical de-
tense of himself, who does not know
how to swim, who is ignorant of
horsemanship, or who can not help
to man boat. Such man is a
physical ignoramus, though he may
read Hebrew and calculate an eclipse.
A man is not educated, though he
can conjugate Sanscrit verb, if he
is awkward OF embarrassed in
drawing-room, or cannot make q
speech at caucus. A mere book
worm lives in state of perpetual
babyhood, as far as practical know
ledge of the ways of the world are
concerned. But, of course, an edu-
Gated man should know books; thew
make up department of his outfit.
But is the collegian conversant with
the kind of books that tend TO the
development of the symmetrical
man? No American is educated
unless he is on familiar terms with
the kings of our English tongue.
He should know the greater plays of
Shakespeare like the Bible. He
should be familiar with Milton,
Wordsworth, Swift, Bacon, Locke,
Burke and Bunyan. He should be
familiar with the central facts of
general history. He should in addi-
ton be thoroughly versed in all the
contemporary questions that are
pending for solution the underlying
causes of socialism, materialism, the
theory of. evolution-the theological
and philosophical problems that are
agitating the world. He should
understand the economic question of
finance and tariff; the relations of
labor and capital, banking, cur
rency, the laws of commerce and
trade. An American citizen, too
should be familiar with the works of